Combined hoe and rake.



PATENTED MAR. 27, 1906.

W. LfHARRIs.

COMBINED HOE'AND RAKE.

\ hiGATION FILED DEG.Z7. 1904.

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Specification-of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 27, 1904. Serial No. 238,376.

To all whom it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, WALTER L. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salem, county of Essex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in a Combined Hoe and Rake,.of which the following description, in connection with the 'accompanying drawing, is a specification, like letters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to improvements in combined hoes and rakes, and is especially designed for use in work around lawns and walks, paths, and avenues which it is desired to free from weeds. I

The object of the invention is to provide such a device of simple construction which shall be adapted to reach spots inaccessible to the ordinary garden-hoe and to clean the edges of walks, paths, avenues, or the like where they are bordered with grass.

The accompanying single figure of drawing represents in perspective the preferred embodiment of my invention. Y

The device consists of a relatively long and narrow hoe-blade A. This blade has its edge sharpened, as at a, and the ends of the blade are also sharpened, as shown at b. By sharpened it is meant that the edge and ends of the hoe-blade are brought to an edge such as required in an ordinary garden-hoe.

A series of rake-teeth O are formed, pro- 4 jecting from the back of the hoe-blade A and are preferably made integral therewith. This series of rake-teeth extend over only the middle portion of the back of the hoe-b ade, leaving the end portions of the back 61 free from* teeth. This is a special feature of this invention because thereby the sharpened ends of the hoe-blade can be used to reach otherwise inaccessible s ots or to trim along the ed es or borders 0 a walk, path, avenue, .or t 6 like, and in doing so the teeth in no way interfere with the use of the device.

In raking the grass or scratching the Witnesses:

ground or in similar uses the device is used with the rake-teeth C downwardly, as in the case of an ordinary rake. In hoeing or scraping or cutting the sharpened edge A is use downwardly, as in the case of an ordinarv hoe; but being made long and narrow it cleans a'greater area.

out a single Weed, or when it is desired to trim in the corners or edges of 'a walk path, avenue, or the like, the device is turned so as to bring either of the hoe edges 1) into proper working position.

Patented March 27. 1906.

When inaccessible spots are reached, or when-it is desired to dig A common form of handle E is rovided,

which may be attached to the evice by means of a socket F, rigidly secured thereto, as shown, or by an other suitable means.

The handle is s own as perpendicular to theplane of the rake-teeth and hoe-blade; but the teeth ma if desired, be slightly curved toward the handle,- as in the case of a arden-rake, and the hoe-blade may likewise he bent slightl toward the handle.

The entire d simlple, strong, and efiicient in its operation. aving described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A combinedrake and hoe consisting of a relatively long and narrow hoe-blade sharp-- ened throughout its long front edge andat both its narrow ends, a series of rake-teeth projecting from the middle portion but not the ends of the back edge of said blade whereby either end aswell as the front edge of the hoe-blade may be used without interfering with the rake-teeth, and a handle therefor.

In testimony whereof I have signed my evice will be found extremely name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

\ WALTER. L. HARRIS.

NATHAN HEARD, I MABEL PARTELOW. 

